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Race Information

When:
Sunday, March 4, 2012

Starting Time:
7:30AM (both distances will start as one group)

Where: Wooton Park (200 East Ruby Street), Tavares, FL

Distances: Half Marathon (13.1 miles) and 5K (3.1 miles) Run

Courses: Course Maps
5K Run - Out and back course on Lake Dora Drive

13.1 mile Half Marathon - The course starts with a 5K loop followed by a 5 mile out and back course along Lakeshore Drive from Tavares to Mount Dora.

While most people will jog or run the course they are participating in, this is YOUR race, and if you feel like walking either distance that is ok. Aprrox 3 hours after the start, local law enforcement will stop blocking off the traffic lane, at that point, you will need to walk on the sidewalk.We do a sweep of the course to make sure everyone is done prior to dismantling the finish structure and rolling up the timing mats.

Awards: Special commemorative awards for the top three overall, top masters, and top three in each age division for both the 5K and Half Marathon.

Amenities: Chip timing, colorful T-shirt, Finisher Medal, Accurately measured and well monitored course, Post Race Food. Registering by February 27th ensures proper t-shirt size.

Entry Fees: Half - $45*; 5K - $20*. *Event week: Half - $55; 5K - $25
(Online Registration Closes on March 3rd at 11:59PM ET)

If you plan to register on Saturday, you will need to pay via cash or check only. If you plan to register online at any point on Saturday prior to 11:59PM ET, your race packet will not be available until race morning.

Packet Pick-up:
Saturday, March 3, 10am - 6:00pm at Wooten Park
Sunday, March 4, 6:00am - 7:15am at Wooten Park

Event News

Finisher Medals:
Above is one of the actual finisher medals that will be draped around the neck of each Orange Blossom Half Marathon and 5K finisher. Don't they look great! The orange ribbon compliments the colorful medal.

Course Map:
The 2011 official course map is here.

Parking:
In google maps, please type in either:
200 South Rockingham Ave or 200 East Ruby (either address will bring you to the same point in Tavares, FL.)
You will see O'Keefe's Irish Pub, with a parking lot across Rockingham. You can park in that parking lot.
If that lot is full, you can park any where along Main Street.

Regardless of which address you use, you will not be able to miss Wooton Park once you have arrived.

The Name Behind the Event:
Not too long ago, Central Florida, and more importantly, Lake County, had a very large citrus industry. Behind tourism, yes, even before the theme parks Central Florida catered to tourists, citrus was king. Most of Lake County was covered groves until the devastating freezes in the mid 1980's. Every piece of citrus begins as a blossom, with oranges being among the most fragrant and currently filling the air. Take a deep breath and enjoy the scent.